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Being Mortal

February 15, 2015

This past Tuesday night, Frontline’s program entitled Being Mortal was an interview with NY Times best-selling author and surgeon, Dr. Atul Gawande, on his book by the same name. The program focused on patients in their final days with their families and physicians as they wrestled with the patients’ expectations and their end of life situations and choices. Of particular note was how much, as a physician, Dr. Gawande and other physicians struggled with problems they couldn’t fix, namely aging and death. The program allowed us to journey along with Dr. Gawande as he examined his own personal experiences with his father’s terminal illness and the decisions he and his family made as well as those of his colleagues and their terminally-ill patients as they pondered end of life situations. It was an informative program and one I would recommend to the entire parish to watch as an introduction to the book of the same name.

This spring Trinity’s members of the Home Board will be reading this book to better equip ourselves in discerning how we can share our own desires and end of life priorities and those of our loved ones. I recommend this book to the entire congregation since it offers many humane suggestions on how to think about our fear of dying and prioritize our quality of life, treatment options and expectations when confronted with difficult end of life decisions. And perhaps at this time when as a Christian community we are invited into a Holy Lent, we too may more deeply confront the reality of death with the truth of God’s promise of eternal life.

Public Event Calendar

february

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

20

Spiritual Fellowship Service

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,
Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft
James Thomas, Outreach Minister
Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, [...]

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,

Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft

James Thomas, Outreach Minister

Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, attended by 20 or more of our homeless community, offers a spiritual path to chronic addiction recovery.

Time

(tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

Trinity Church on the Green

21

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

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Our short midweek [...]

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Our short midweek communion service provides you the opportunity to pause for prayer during the busyness of the week. In this simple service you can take a step back from the daily rush, share in prayer with others, and ponder everyday questions about faith and life.

Time

(wednesday) 12:10 pm - 12:10 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green

25

Sunday Services

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For current times, visit This Week’s Services or click on the picture below.

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Location

Time

(sunday) 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

27

Spiritual Fellowship Service

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,
Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft
James Thomas, Outreach Minister
Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, [...]

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,

Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft

James Thomas, Outreach Minister

Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, attended by 20 or more of our homeless community, offers a spiritual path to chronic addiction recovery.

Time

(tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

Trinity Church on the Green

28

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

Event Details

Our short midweek [...]

more

Event Details

Our short midweek communion service provides you the opportunity to pause for prayer during the busyness of the week. In this simple service you can take a step back from the daily rush, share in prayer with others, and ponder everyday questions about faith and life.

Summer Schedule:
From the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend until the Sunday after Labor Day weekend, the 9:00 and the 11:00 services are combined into one 10:00 am service.

Time

All Day (sunday)

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

6

Spiritual Fellowship Service

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,
Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft
James Thomas, Outreach Minister
Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, [...]

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,

Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft

James Thomas, Outreach Minister

Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, attended by 20 or more of our homeless community, offers a spiritual path to chronic addiction recovery.

Time

(tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

Trinity Church on the Green

7

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

Event Details

Our short midweek [...]

more

Event Details

Our short midweek communion service provides you the opportunity to pause for prayer during the busyness of the week. In this simple service you can take a step back from the daily rush, share in prayer with others, and ponder everyday questions about faith and life.

Time

(wednesday) 12:10 pm - 12:10 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green

11

Sunday Services

Event Details

For current times, visit This Week’s Services or click on the picture below.

Time

Event Details

Event Details

Time

(sunday) 1:00 am - 1:00 am

Location

Trinity Church on the Green

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

13

Spiritual Fellowship Service

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,
Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft
James Thomas, Outreach Minister
Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, [...]

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,

Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft

James Thomas, Outreach Minister

Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, attended by 20 or more of our homeless community, offers a spiritual path to chronic addiction recovery.

Time

(tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

Trinity Church on the Green

14

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

Event Details

Our short midweek [...]

more

Event Details

Our short midweek communion service provides you the opportunity to pause for prayer during the busyness of the week. In this simple service you can take a step back from the daily rush, share in prayer with others, and ponder everyday questions about faith and life.

Summer Schedule:
From the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend until the Sunday after Labor Day weekend, the 9:00 and the 11:00 services are combined into one 10:00 am service.

Time

All Day (sunday)

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

20

Spiritual Fellowship Service

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,
Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft
James Thomas, Outreach Minister
Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, [...]

Event Details

Spiritual Fellowship,

Tuesdays 12pm, church undercroft

James Thomas, Outreach Minister

Trinity recently launched a new ministry called Spiritual Fellowship to address the growing need of ministry to people struggling with addiction. This service, attended by 20 or more of our homeless community, offers a spiritual path to chronic addiction recovery.

Time

(tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green undercroft

Trinity Church on the Green

21

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

Event Details

Our short midweek [...]

more

Event Details

Our short midweek communion service provides you the opportunity to pause for prayer during the busyness of the week. In this simple service you can take a step back from the daily rush, share in prayer with others, and ponder everyday questions about faith and life.

Time

(wednesday) 12:10 pm - 12:10 pm

Location

Trinity Church on the Green

25

Sunday Services

Event Details

For current times, visit This Week’s Services or click on the picture below.